St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-22
JAY GOULD'S WIFE.
She is Reported to Be Gentle
Retiring Woman.

She is Reported to Be a Gentle,
Retiring Woman.
A female journalist, who signs herself
Betsy O'DOwd, has had a glimpse of
Mrs. Jay Gould, woman of whom very
little has ever been written. While Jay
GOuld's name is in everybOdy's mouth
how many persons ever heard
of his wife? asks Betsy. His
sons, George and Edward. are
rapidly becoming well known
figures in Wall street, and in daring they
resemble their father. But Mrs. Gould,
''What is she ike?" SIS she pretty?"
''Does she dress elaborately?" These are
great fnancier'S helpmeet. She is
gentle, affable. courteous, retiring
woman. She would not be called a hand
some woman, yet her face is more at
tractive than many beauty'S. She is
well educated land posses an air of refine
ment. She is shy and don't care for so
ciety. yet she cOnvinceS all who come
within the sphere of her influence, that
through her retiring nature she has de-
prived society of an important Orna-
ment. Her inclinations have made her
a devotee to her family; there is her en-
jOyment, and she cares little for the
pleasures that do not in some way tend
to bring the family together. She
is the cOnfidant and companion of
her daughter Nellie, and passes
several hours each day with
her two young boys, Frank and
Harold. Her son George is source of
great pride to her. Mrs. Gould was
Miss Miller, whose father was sue
cessful grocer of New York. She was
brought up in well-appointed home,
and has been accustomed to wealth and
refinement since her childhood. Mr..
Gould was a partner of Mr.. Leupp in
the leather business at the time he mar
ried Miss Miller, and she brought him
considerable fortune. The grocer's
daughter and magnate'S wife cares
nothing for society, and takes no pleas
ure in entertaining beyond pleasant
dinner party of few intimate friends.
Yet the fine residence and great wealth
of the GOulds well fit them to entertain
in an elaborate manner. Anything that
SavOrS of OstentatiOn is diStaSteful to
Mrs. Gould. 1t is said that while
naturally of retiring disposition she
became more so at the time of her
husbands connection with the
late "Jim Fisk" Fisk's blatant
manner and vulgar prominence, his
ODciI uIdWU Wy lOul StS, Ills
loud style of dress and display of
Mrs. Gould, and the fact that her hus-
bands name was so continually linked
with that of Fisk gave her even a
stronger desire to appear modest to make
a contrast. While Mrs. Gould possesses
some very valuable jewels, they are un-
ObtruSive, and she is more apt to wear
them when alone with her family than
in public.
In her dress she is modest IN color
and style, although her costumes are
rich in material. Mrs. Gould is very
fond of their country residence at Ir-
vingtOn, as there she can enjoy the So
ciety of her husband, to whom she is
greatly attached. Mr.. Gould built his
fine greenhouse particularly for his
wife, who is fond of flowers, and she
spends portion of each day among
them. His conservatory cost $500, ,0G0.
Anything that her husband and child
rem can enjoy with her without
her special delight. For his
reason she is very fond of their yacht
Atlanta. aboard of which they can sail
beyond the reach of Wall street. Mrs.
Gould enjoys fine pictures, brOnZeS,
bric-a-brac, and her houses are filed
with the finest. She is fond of music,
and is therefore giving her daughter,
Nellie, thorough musical education.
There is little doubt that if she were
asked what she most desired in this
world she would answer to have her
husband relinQuiSh all business cares
and devote his time to home enjoymentS
with his family.
Nellie Gould is one of the brightest
and sweetest little ladies in the city.
She has been fully educated and is
highly accomplished. She is an artist
of no mean ability, and her collection of
bric-a-brac, which has been adorned by
her pencil and brush, has been greatly
admired. She dresses plainly, but
richly, and when in town can be seen
any afternoon driving through the
park with one of her brothers.
She is probably the richest
heiresS in America, and at her fathers
death will come in for S20,0O0.O0O or
$50, ,OO0,00 Like her mother, she is not
too proud to wait on herself, and there
are no French maids in the Gould estab-
lishment. Mrs. Gould and her daughter
go shopping the same as other women
do, and return home with their arms
filled with bundles. They don't mind
riding in hOrSe-carS, and they don't put
on nearly as much style as the wife and
daughter of the grocery man who serves
them with the neceSsaries OF life.